In 1915 the Allies launched the Gallipoli Campaign to seize the Dardanelle Straits and knock Turkey out of World War I. Fighting was fierce…
Month: November 2020
The Border At Ipsala
Our Reward For Enduring The Turkish Border Crossing Living within the European Union we were unaccustomed to passing through border controls between one country…
Sunny Road To Turkey
Heavily berried cotoneaster lined the road mile upon mile The weather was quiet and sunny as we travelled north along the Aegean coast to…
The Peloponnese Peninsula
It was quite a wrench leaving Aginara after four blissful days. We were blessed with warm sunny weather and, with the proximity of the…
Patras And Beyond
Aginara Beach, Glyfa On arriving in Greece all ferry passengers were given an “up the nose” Covid test - I’m not sure how the…
Time To Leave
We almost lost the will to live when in October 2020 PM Boris announced a second lockdown affecting the whole of England. That meant…
The Lockdown Summer
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, foreign travel in 2020 was problematic and, as we couldn’t go south into Europe nor could we cross the…